{"product_id":"dying-to-belong-9781405163712","title":"Dying to Belong","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDying to Belong offers a unique look at the complex and fascinating genre of the gangster movie. Across the world, gangster films are often mistakenly viewed as an inferior and immoral -   even dangerous -   type of entertainment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e?There is much to admire about this book, particularly in its formal and thematic film analyses.? (\u003ci\u003eFilm Criticism\u003c\/i\u003e , Winter 2008)  \u003cp\u003e\"The cultural crossings, borrowings, and thefts between Hollywood and the Asian film industries have been much commented upon in recent years; Martha P. Nochimson's book is therefore timely and necessary. Offering new perspectives on the debate, this original work brings fresh insights to the cultural meanings of the 'rise and fall' gangster narrative and updates a generic form which continues to address the concerns of contemporary audiences. \u003ci\u003eDying to Belong\u003c\/i\u003e will provide an admirable lead in the field of which all subsequent work will have to take into account.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEsther Sonnet and Peter Stanfield, editors of Mob Culture: Hidden Histories of the American Gangster Film \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"An original and much-needed intersectional study of American and Hong Kong gangster films, \u003ci\u003eDying to Belong\u003c\/i\u003e challenges our most basic truisms about this genre. Nochimson compels us to rethink the best known and most popular gangster texts, from \u003ci\u003eScarface\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Public Enemy\u003c\/i\u003e through \u003ci\u003eThe Godfather\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Sopranos\u003c\/i\u003e. But she also introduces and provides cultural contexts for the Hong Kong films, making the latter more accessible and more likely to appear on syllabi and in cultural studies of modernism and violence.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLinda Mizejewski, Ohio State University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e?Successfully adds to the scholarship of cinema with critical insights and historical perspectives?Nochimson should be commended for what is perhaps her finest book to date.?\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRogueCinema.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e?Presents an interesting take on the subject ? offers a unique look at the complex genre ? an absorbing study into the history and movement of the genre. Recommended.?\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDigg.com\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments. \u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Immigrant Movie Gangsters: The Outside Story.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. A Frankensteinian Frenzy: Gangster Identity, Hollywood.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Gangster Identity, Hong Kong: A Taoist Code Warrior.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Hollywood: The Void of Material Success.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Dark Laughter at The Materialist Illusion: Hong Kong.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. East Meets West: \u003ci\u003eThe Sopranos\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGangs of New York\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInfernal Affairs\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfterword. The Lesson: From Here to Modernity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix. Interview with David Chase (Excerpts From the Transcript).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFilmography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407899337047,"sku":"9781405163712","price":30.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405163712.jpg?v=1730500895","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/dying-to-belong-9781405163712","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}